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And the current administration is unlikely to help Taiwan in the event of said invasion.

by gonzopancho 1y ago

SJC_Hacker 1y ago
Quite the opposite. Part of the reason Trump wanted to end the Russia-Ukraine war so bad was because they wanted to gear up for the "big fight". Ukraine simply wasn't a big strategic priority which is why they wanted to either end the war (best case), or shift responsibility over to Europe if that failed. Lookup Elbridge Colby - served in first Trump admin and now Undersecretary of Defense. Along with Hegseth and JD Vance, they are all that same line of thought
- camdroidw 1y ago
  Elaborate a bit more on the last para, please? I know Rubio is a hawk and bannon (who Trump still talks to) wants war
  - SJC_Hacker 1y ago
    Here's Elbridge Colby on a debate about Ukraine and China https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMRYvl2Jefg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMRYvl2Jefg Hegseth on China https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4174501/hegseth-says-deterring-china-important-for-hemispheric-security/ https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/41... https://edition.cnn.com/2025/03/27/asia/pete-hegseth-asia-tour-philippines-marcos-intl-hnk/ https://edition.cnn.com/2025/03/27/asia/pete-hegseth-asia-to... I don't think the views of all the "high level strategist" types align precisely. But there are very few true isolationists like Rand Paul in the executive branch I find it doubtful that the current admin would just let China walk in to Taiwan. Trump doesn't want a war, but he's not going to want to get bent over and make the US look weak either. And its not all that different from Democratic position, its a bit of "Washington Consensus" type of situation, like anti-Communism was during the Cold War. The approach between admins is slightly different however, and the Trump admin doesn't like Europe all that much.

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And the current administration is unlikely to help Taiwan in the event of said invasion.

by gonzopancho 1y ago

And the current administration is unlikely to help Taiwan in the event of said invasion.

SJC_Hacker 1y ago
Quite the opposite. Part of the reason Trump wanted to end the Russia-Ukraine war so bad was because they wanted to gear up for the "big fight". Ukraine simply wasn't a big strategic priority which is why they wanted to either end the war (best case), or shift responsibility over to Europe if that failed. Lookup Elbridge Colby - served in first Trump admin and now Undersecretary of Defense. Along with Hegseth and JD Vance, they are all that same line of thought
- camdroidw 1y ago
  Elaborate a bit more on the last para, please? I know Rubio is a hawk and bannon (who Trump still talks to) wants war
  - SJC_Hacker 1y ago
    Here's Elbridge Colby on a debate about Ukraine and China https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMRYvl2Jefg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMRYvl2Jefg Hegseth on China https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4174501/hegseth-says-deterring-china-important-for-hemispheric-security/ https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/41... https://edition.cnn.com/2025/03/27/asia/pete-hegseth-asia-tour-philippines-marcos-intl-hnk/ https://edition.cnn.com/2025/03/27/asia/pete-hegseth-asia-to... I don't think the views of all the "high level strategist" types align precisely. But there are very few true isolationists like Rand Paul in the executive branch I find it doubtful that the current admin would just let China walk in to Taiwan. Trump doesn't want a war, but he's not going to want to get bent over and make the US look weak either. And its not all that different from Democratic position, its a bit of "Washington Consensus" type of situation, like anti-Communism was during the Cold War. The approach between admins is slightly different however, and the Trump admin doesn't like Europe all that much.